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John Canegata
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Republican Party of the Virgin Islands |
| Role: | Chair |
| Location: | Virgin Islands |
| Education: | •Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corporation Training School (basic refinery operation, advanced fluid catalytic cracking operation, 1992) |
John Canegata was first elected to serve as the chair of the Republican Party of the Virgin Islands (VIGOP) in 2012. He served in the Army, worked for an oil refinery, and hosted a morning radio show before working in politics.[1]
Canegata was an a RNC delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention.
Career
Canegata served in the United States Army from 1988 to 1991. He received training from the Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corporation Training School in basic refinery operation and advanced fluid catalytic cracking operation. from 1992 to 2012 he worked as an engineering assistant and, later, and engineering specialist for Hovensa LLC, which was an oil refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands.[2][3]
Canegata co-hosted a morning talk show called "The Week in Review" on a local radio station from 1999 to 2005.[4]
From 1997 to 2015, Canegata was the owner and senior firearm instructor for D&J Shooting Gallery LLC. He works for Cruzan Rum Distillery as an inventory analyst.[2]
Political activity
In September 2012, the Republican Party of the Virgin Islands elected Canegata as chair. That year he also ran for a senate seat in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. He was reelected to serve a two-year term as chair of the VIGOP in 2014.[2][5]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
U.S. Virgin Islands caucus results
The U.S. Virgin Islands sent nine unpledged delegates to the 2016 Republican National Convention, including three automatic delegates who represent the territory on the Republican National Committee: John Canegata, Lilliana O'Neal, and Holland Redfield.
At the Virgin Islands Republican caucuses on March 10, 2016, the following at-large delegates were elected to attend the Republican National Convention as unpledged delegates.[6]
Delegates disqualified
On March 22, 2016, the Virgin Islands Republican Party disqualified the six U.S. Virgin Islands delegates elected at the territorial caucus based on a violation of party rules. According to the Virgin Island GOP chair's statement, delegates must confirm that they accept election in writing within five days of being elected, which according to Virgin Island GOP chair John Canegata, the delegates failed to do.[7]
As a result of these delegates being disqualified, six alternate delegates—who were also elected at the territorial caucuses—were made official delegates. Four of them pledged their support to specific candidates, while two did not.[8] In May 2016, Canegata issued a press release stating that all Virgin Islands GOP delegates intended to support Donald Trump at the national convention.[9]
- David Johnson (Uncommitted)
- Valerie Stiles (Rubio)
- Andrea Lee Moeekel (Uncommitted)
- Humberto O'Neal (Rubio)
- Steven K. Hardy (Trump)
- Robert Max Schanfarber (Cruz)
Reinstatement of original delegates
In early July 2016, however, the Republican National Committee's Committee on Contests reversed Canageta's decision and reinstated the original delegate slate. In a report on the conflict, the committee's chairman, Doyle Webb, wrote, "As became obvious in reading the parties’ venom-full submissions to this committee, this contest arises out of the months of contentious, unprofessional infighting that has been going on between some in the Virgin Islands party’s leadership, including its chairman, and certain contestants. Seemingly every week, news arises of more alleged misbehavior by both factions — including acts of assault, threats, defamation, fraud, subterfuge and misuse of party rules."[10]
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See also
- Republican Party of the Virgin Islands
- Republican National Committee
- Legislature of the Virgin Islands
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Republican Party of the Virgin Islands, "VI RNC Member Directory," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Linkedin, "John Canegata," accessed April 18, 2016
- ↑ Downstream Today, "Omar Shuts Down Hovensa," October 15, 2008
- ↑ John Canegata for Senate, "About," accessed April 18, 2016
- ↑ John Canegata for Senate, "Home," accessed April 18, 2016
- ↑ Tweet from Phil Kerpen on March 10, 2016
- ↑ Talking Points Memo, "Chaos In Virgin Island GOP Continues As Controversial Delegates Are Disqualified," March 22, 2016
- ↑ USVI GOP, "Memorandum from our Chair," April 3, 2016
- ↑ Breitbart, "Virgin Islands' GOP delegation endorses Donald Trump," May 22, 2016
- ↑ The Detroit News, "Mich. native wins contentious bid for GOP delegate seat," July 3, 2016
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